Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Pacific Ocean: Or, The Islands of the Australasian Seas, During the Cruise of the Clipper Margaret Oakley Under Capt. Benj. Morrell ... |
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Admiralty Islands alongside anchored Archipelago armed Australasia bamboo beach beautiful bêche-de-mer Bidera birds board the vessel boat cajeput oil canoes Captain Morrell Carwary chiefs coast cocoanut colour coral reefs cove covered crew danced Darco deck discovered Doondoo embarked entered explored eyes fathoms feet fire fleet of canoes following drawing represents forest fruit Garry Gonoro groves hands harbour head hogs Imburado inhabitants islets Jacobs Island Kanakers king lagoon land looked Malays Marso mats Mauritius miles moon morning Morrell's mountain mouth muskets natives night Nyappa ocean Pacific Ocean paddled Papua paradise birds passed presented proas returned river rock rocky rose round sailed sailors savages scenery seemed seen shore shouted side sight small islands soon spears squadron steered stern stood strait supercargo Sylph Tidore took town trade trees trinkets tropical tum-tums verdant village visited wampum war-yell warriors wigwams wind women wonderful wood
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Page 287 - Deep in the wave is a Coral Grove, Where the purple mullet and gold-fish rove, Where the sea-flower spreads its leaves of blue, That never are wet with falling dew, But in bright and changeful beauty shine, Far down in the green and glassy brine.
Page 287 - There with its waving blade of green. The sea-flag streams through the silent water, And the crimson leaf of the dulse is seen To blush, like a banner bathed in slaughter...
Page 254 - LOVE is an alchymist that can transmute poison into food — and a spaniel, that prefers even punishment from one hand, to caresses from another. But it is in love, as in war, we are often more indebted for our success to the weakness of the defence, than to the energy of the attack ; for mere idleness has ruined more women than passion, vanity more than idleness, and credulity more than either CCXXXIX.
Page 367 - ... heathen who dwell between the Samoas and the coast of New Holland ; and whether we view this group as a mart for commercial enterprise, a field for scientific research, or a sphere for the exercise of Christian benevolence, we must regard it with feelings of the liveliest interest. " A few years ago it was much wished...
Page 368 - The soil is so exceedingly rich, that coffee, sugar, cotton, and every other tropical production may be raised in these islands to almost any extent ; and as they are well watered, and abound with springs, lakes, and streams, machinery might in many places be worked with the greatest facility. This, of course, enhances the value of these superb islands incalculably. " The trees of the Samoas, as at Tahiti, exhibit great beauty and variety.
Page 367 - As they lie in the vicinity of the Friendly Islands, the Fijees, the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and numerous smaller clusters, intercourse between them could be easily maintained, and thus a civilizing influence might be exerted upon the myriads of ignorant heathen who dwell between the Samoas and the coast of New Holland. In a word, whether we view that insular region as a scene for commercial enterprise, a field for scientific research, or a sphere for the exercise of Christian benevolence, we...
Page 255 - ladies of fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride.
Page 367 - The Navigators' Archipelago is, with the single exception of the Sandwich Islands, the largest and most populous in the Pacific, and will no doubt, in the course of a few years, rise into considerable importance. As they lie in the vicinity of the Friendly Islands, the Fijees, the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and numerous smaller clusters, intercourse between them could be easily...
Page 44 - I'll sit quite still and keep my eyes shut and repeat something I know. That's the best way. " Add together the altitude, the latitude, and the polar distance, divide by two and subtract the altitude from the half-sum ; then add the logarithm of the secant of the latitude, the cosecant of the polar distance, the cosine of the half-sum and the sine of the half-sum minus the altitude
Page 255 - Far off a bright vision appears, And hope, like the rainbow, a creature of light, . Is born — like the rainbow — in tears. We devote the activity of our youth to revelry, and the decrepitude of our age to repentance ; and we finish the farce by bequeathing our dead bodies to the chancel, which, when living, we interdicted from the church.